Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is like a personal coaching session for your brain, helping you roll with life’s punches instead of wrestling with them. It blends mindfulness, acceptance, and behavior change to get you unstuck.

The core components of ACT involve cognitive diffusion, acceptance, present mindfulness awareness, self-as-context, values clarification, and committed action. Therapy involves exploring stuck areas and increasing psychological flexibility.

ACT stops fighting thoughts and feelings - even the uncomfortable ones - and instead encourages embracing them while still taking action toward what matters most. ACT focuses on living a values-driven life, even when it is messy, rather than getting stuck in guilt and shame that prevents joy.

ACT has been used to treat a wide range of psychological issues, including:

• Anxiety and depression

• PTSD

• Chronic pain

• Stress management

• Addiction

• Eating disorders

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)